February 2009
50 posts
The Deep Vibration - Thanks To You
Can’t...
Wanting more after the concert
bijan:
The link didn’t actually work but it made me think that someone should figure out a way to bring fans together after the show and share all of this stuff. I’d also include set lists (with links to the actual songs w/imeem or something), videos from fans, photos from flickr, tweets and blog posts etc.
Maybe something like this already exists?
If so I’d love to use it.
Because I’m still...
WatchSoak up the brilliance
Charlie Rose - A conversation with Jeff Bezos
“C’mon, man, listen to music and enjoy, or don’t enjoy it.”
– Ben Kweller, defending criticism
Gwyneth Paltrow On Her Web Site: Critics 'Don't... →
Hard for me to believe that putting non-journalism like this on the front page is going to pull Yahoo out of its slump.
Online Ads: Even the Evangelists Turning Bearish →
bliptv:
jeffgiddens:
(via bliptv)
is everybody turning bearish on the success of ads, or just the way they are currently offered? I was trying to buy some advertorial space the other day, and they gave it to me for free in exchange for banners (which I didn’t want). I’m starting to think that in most websites that sell ads, banners are the only thing they think they can monetize, so they look...
Online Ads: Even the Evangelists Turning Bearish →
(via bliptv)
is everybody turning bearish on the success of ads, or just the way they are currently offered? I was trying to buy some advertorial space the other day, and they gave it to me for free in exchange for banners (which I didn’t want). I’m starting to think that in most websites that sell ads, banners are the only thing they think they can monetize, so they look no further....
“Jimmy Eat World was kicking off a clutch of shows in commemoration of its third...”
– Music Review - Jimmy Eat World
Does anyone know if they are playing all 16 minutes of Goodbye Sky Harbor?
“Do you think the band could make it if you had to start over today?
No, I...”
– Tom Petty, on the Heartbreakers’ early days. How many bands today are allowed to do grow up? Most new label artists have their heads to the grindstone and end up being one and done.
“4) The music market is down not due to P2P “piracy,” but for four...”
– Terry McBride
i just signed up for last.fm
whitneymcn:
lee:
not really sure what to think of it yet.
http://www.last.fm/user/LeeRubenstein
help? what do i do with it?
Yeah, that pretty much sums it up. I love that I can scrobble play data from many sources to last.fm as an aggregator, but I’m not sure I know what last.fm is “for” anymore, either.
That’s actually an issue about which I’m becoming increasingly concerned, across a...
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BoH I love you, but you're bringing me down
whitneymcn:
Please somebody offer these guys some digital marketing expertise.
Whoever offers BoH digital marketing advice, give it to Pete Yorn also -
“Isbell’s booming, manful voice irredeemably marked him out as the least...”
– Pitchfork can’t even make it through Jason Isbell’s 7.7 review without some snark
“Dedicate yourself to quality, to being the very best at what you do and then use...”
– Lefsetz Letter
Legendary producer Bob Ezrin on the mission for artists of all sorts
Michael Jackson's Neverland Auction →
This is just fascinating - facing bankruptcy, MJ is auctioning off all sorts of memorabilia from his Neverland Mansion/theme park. The thing that strikes me is the amount of things on here that attempt to equate Michael to some other great - Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, several kings, Peter Pan. I can’t tell if it is hubris or some sort of desperation to be somebody of importance.
Nate Silver Predicts the Winners of the 2009... →
“I’d like to think that most of what I do is self-evident if you’re...”
– Jon Brion on the value of being able to describe what you are seeing, A.V. Club interview
DOVES resurface - new album in April, new track... →
The No-Stats All-Star - NYTimes.com →
Michael Lewis on how Shane Battier is the new Kevin Youkilis.
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“To me it just sounded like a really good record,” he said flatly. ”I...”
– T-Bone Burnett on the success of the O Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack, New York Times
New York Times Article Skimmer →
Pretty interesting way to see the news - I always wondered why online news layouts are still so similar to print. When I read the paper, that layout works for a format that almost covers my entire desk. To assume the same layout works for my browser, a 17” view, would be incorrect.
WatchThis is somewhat old news, but I can’t stop watching. Jack White is a musical tour de force.
Digital Overload Is Frying Our Brains →
I can relate - for me it is not so much digital overload as input vs. output overload - I have really been working on limiting my input and maximizing my output lately. I am a packrat in the sense that an iPod was perfect for me because I could have a large part of my music collection at my fingertips. However, with the ability to recall that at any moment, I am more given to listening to music...
wiredset:
Studios testing more simultaneous DVD, on-demand releases: The window between DVD release and video on dem.. http://tinyurl.com/bkhtqd
This is news? We at HDNet/Magnolia Pictures have been launching on-demand BEFORE the THEATRICAL release. By the time the DVD has come out, all the hype is gone. People should be able to see movies when and where they want, especially with the impressive...
The Damnwells - One Last Century →
The Damnwells’ last record Air Stereo was one of my favorite records of 2006 - and this morning I wake up to find that Alex Dezen is giving the new record away. Quite a start to this morning.
Disclaimer - its the old record for email swap, and Paste is facilitating, so theres a quick unsubscribe involved.
I was just wanting to look through Willie Nelson albums from the 70’s on iTunes, so I loaded up his artist page and selected to sort by release date. It took me FIVE PAGES to slog through his albums, compilations, and singles since 2005. Does anyone else think this is absolutely phenomenal? There are twenty items per page, which means that Willie has released or been a part of ~100 albums...
“Well, I don’t worry about [my legacy]. I hope that my legacy will be as a...”
– Charlie Louvin, Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Washington Times - 16 illegals sue Arizona rancher →
How do illegal immigrants have the ability to sue in a US federal court? Texas would probably have nothing wrong with this, too bad the guy lives in AZ.
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Just heard yesterday that Jimmy Eat World is...
I think CMT would be more accurate to rename themselves The Dances With Wolves Network, or DWWN.
Ben Kweller covers Neil Young, doing “From...
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